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Published on 08/05/1996 All articles from this issue

Planning commission OKs Pilgrim Haven remodel

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By Joanne Griffith Domingue / Town Crier Staff Writer

At their Thursday night meeting, the Los Altos Planning Commission unanimously approved the plans for Pilgrim Haven to add office space and residential units.

These additions are part of Pilgrim Haven's master plan which was approved in 1989.

The plans approved Thursday night include converting 1,800-square-feet of second-story attic space in Memorial Building into staff offices. No additional floor area will be added to the building, said Los Altos senior planner James Mackenzie in his staff report.

The new residential building will replace the existing Corey and Carlson residential buildings which have a total of three residential units and one guest room. The new construction will be one new one-story building with 6,000-square-feet with six residential units, Mackenzie said.

"The new building will add one-third to one-fourth more interior space," said planning commissioner vice chairwoman Gloria Bauer, "without taking much more of the footprint of the original two buildings."

Pilgrim Haven is a continuing care retirement community with 15 separate buildings on a 4.8-acre site at 373 Pine Lane in Los Altos. Residents must be 62 years old, and they live in independent living, assisted living or skilled nursing facilities depending upon their personal needs. The staff estimates that 60 percent of the residents are from Los Altos.

"This is a wonderful asset to the community," Bauer said. "It is a home that feels residential and has an administration that is sensitive to the community."